No. 3417. an Act to Sanction the Issue and Application of Certain Sums of Money Available Under Loan Acts for Railways and for Other Purposes
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w 156 16 GrEO. V.] Railway Loan Application. [No. 3417 No. 3417. An Act to sanction the Issue and Application of certain Sums of Money available under Loan Acts for Railways and for other purposes. [24///. December, 1925.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by B and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):— Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Railway Loan Application Act 1925. issue and 2. There may be issued and applied out of any loan application of £2,350,000 out authorized by Parliament and out of any moneys in the of loan funds for railwaya or Railway Loans Repayment Fund and appropriated by tramway 8 and works, Parliament for the construction of railways or tramways and works connected with either Cincliidina: rollino*-stock} anv sums of monev not exceeding in the whole Two million three hundred and fifty thousand pounds for the 8ohedule. works and purposes mentioned in the Schedule to this Act and in sums not exceeding the amounts specified therein in the column headed " Amount Issued and Applied" and with the sanction of the Minister the Victorian Kail ways Commissioners may enter upon take and use such lands as are required for any of the purposes specified in the Schedule to this Act, and the provisions of sub See No. 2716 section (3) of section eighty of the Railways Act 1915 s. 80 (3). shall extend and apply to the exercise of the powers conferred by this section with respect to such lands. Authority. 3. No authority other than this Act is necessary to authorize the expenditure herein provided. 4. Notwithstanding 16 GEO. V.] Railway Loan Application. [No. 3417 157 '" ' in •«•- -11—" • ' ••' ' " ••••.—•—• —— — — • 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Railway So expenditure Construction Act or Railway Loan Application Act Slm^HStiniot f ^ c -LI J. /» i I • i I loans except in force before the commencement of this Act no money under this Act. shall by virtue of any such Act be expended out of any loan funds for railways or traniwavs or works connected therewith other than such as are respectively specified in the column headed " Amount Issued and Applied" in the Schedule to this Act and to the extent therein schedule. mentioned. 5. The sums of monev authorized by this Act to be HOW affected by ° •' Act No. 2717 issued and applied for the works and purposes mentioned in the Schedule to this Act may he so issued and applied s^oduie. notwithstanding anything; contained in the Railways Standing Committee Act 1915: Provided that such works and purposes were specified in the printed statement which accompanied the Railway Loan Application Bill on its introduction into Parliament in the year One thousand nine hundred and fifteen and were in course of construction on or before the thirtieth dav of November One thousand nine hundred and sixteen, but otherwise the provisions of the Railways Standing Committee Act 1915 (except paragraphs NO. 271733.22 (1) (2) and (3) of section twenty-two and except section twenty-four thereof) shall apply to all works and purposes specified in Item 1 in the first column of the Schedule to this Act the estimated cost of completing which as specified in the said Schedule exceeds Twenty thousand pounds. SCHEDULE. 158 16 GEO. VJ Railway Loan Application. [No. 3417 SCHEDULE. Sections 2, 4, 5. No. Amount of Description of Work. Issued and Item. Applied. £ 1 ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO WAY AND WORKS » • • 1,370,000 List of specific works (excluding bridges and the strengthening of tracks), the esti- mated Capital Cost of each of which is over £2,000, towards the construction of which provision is made in this Act:— 6 Original Revised Expendi Estimated Estimated Estimated Coat ture at Amount a Work. Capital Cost as at 31st 31st required to *s October, October, 31st - of Work. 1925. 1!>25. October, 1>J20. Snb I £ £ £ £ • • 1 Ararat—Accommodation for the Victorian Railways Institute- 2,500* 3,000* # # 3.000 • • 2 Ararat—Additional and improved trackwork and other accommo dation to afford increased faci lities for the Portland trains.. 3,423 • • • • 3,423 • * 3 Ararat—Improved station, yard, locomotive facilities, and other accommodation, including the purchase of land t • • • • 10.000J • * 4 Bacchus Marsh—Improved dram atic facilities 2,147 • • • • 2,147 • • 5 Bairnsdale and Orbost (between) —Completion of fencing of line 4,242 • • • • 4,242 • » 6 Ballan—Facilities for crossing trains and additional and im proved accommodation for live stock traffic 4,077 5,200 2,010 3,190 • • 7 Ballarat—Accommodation for the Victorian Railways Insti tute 3,500* 4,926 107 4,819 • • 8 Ballarat—Sewerage of station buildings, &c. t • • • • 2.500J • • 9 Ballarat North—Provision of works depot, including pur chase of land 6,800* • • • • 6,800 • • 10 Bendigo—Improvements to re freshment rooms on " up" • side of station 2,500* • • • • 2,500 • • 11 Bendigo—Sewerage of station buildings, &c. 8,247 • • 3,249 4,998 * • 12 Bendigo and Echuca (between)— Provision of telephone com munication connecting up in termediate stations 2,500* • • • • 2,500 13 Bendigo and Kcrang (between)—• Provision of telephone com " • munication connecting up in termediate stations 3,700* • • 3,700 Carried forward • • * • 53,819 1,370,000 * "Rough estimate only. f Estimates not completed. } Estimated expenditure daring the currency of this Act. SCHEDULE 16 GEO. V.] Railway Loan Application. [No. 3417 159 SCHEDULE—continued. No. Amount of Description ol Work. Issued and Item. Applied. £ Brought forward • • • • • 1,370,000 1 ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO WAY AND WORKS —continued. List of specific works (excluding bridges and the strengthening of tracks), the esti mated Capital Cost of each of which is over £2,000, towardsi the construction of which provision is made in this Act:—• 6 Estimated 7- Original lie vised Expendi Amount Estimated Estimated Cost ture at lllll\' 1111U aV+ rcn ni rod tc\ fe Work. Capital Cost as at 31sb olst Til t*fc • of October, October, October. 3 Work. 1925. 1925. 1'J20. CO £ £ £ £ Brought forward * • • • • • 53,819 » • 14 Brunswick and Morcland (be tween)—Provision of a new station, including the purchase of land 4,500* 12,000* • • 12,000 • • 15 Bungarec—Facilities for crossing trains 3,720 • • • • 3,720 • • 16 Burnley and Darling (between)— Installation of track block sig nalling 17,000* • • 17,000 • • 17 Burnley and Hoyington (between) —Duplication of the lino 12,500* • • • • 12,500 t t 18 Canterbury and Surrey Hills (between)—Provision of a new station, including the purchase of land 5,000* 9,573 9,573 • • 19 Carrum and Chelsea (between)—• Provision of a now station, in cluding the purchase of land.. 5,000* 6,379 220 6,159 20 Castlemainc—Additional siding accommodation 4,727 • • • • 4,727 • • 21 Caul field—Installation of track locking 2,806 • • • • 2,806 • • 22 Clifton Hill—llegrading the line to eliminate the level crossing at Queen's-parade, including the purchase of land 17,650* • • 7,546 10,104 • • 23 Clifton Hill to Heidelberg line— Installation of track block signalling, &c, between Clifton Hill and Westgarth and Al- phington and Heidelberg 13,000* • • • • 13,000 * • 24 Clifton Hill and North Fitzroy (between)—Provision of a new station, including the purchase of land 5,000* • • • • 5,000 • • 25 Colac—Improved station, yard, locomotive facilities, and other accommodation, including the purchase of land t • • 5,000| Carried forward # . • • .. 155,408 1,370,000 * Hough estimate only. t Estimate not completed. J Estimated expenditure during the currency of this Act. SCHEDULE 160 16 GEO. V.J Railway Loan Application. [No. 3417 SCHEDULE—continued. No. Amount of Description of Work. Issued and Item Applied. £ Brought forward 1,370,000 ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO WAY AND WORKS—continued. List of specific works (excluding bridges and the strengthening of tracks), the esti mated Capital Cost of each of which is over £2,000, towards the construction of which provision is made in this Act:— Estimated Original Revised Expendi Amount Estimated Estimated Cost ture at, required to Work. Capital Cost as at 3l8t 31st 31st of October, October, October, Work. 1925. 1925. 1926. Brought forward 155,408 26 Dandenong—Improved station, yard, and other accommoda tion, including the provision of bridges, pedestrian subway, closing of level crossing, diver sion of roads and the purchase of land t 4,441 25,000:}: 27 Dandenong and Warragul (be tween)—Provision of selector telephone system 4,000* 3,000 1,051 1,949 28 Daylesford—Additional siding accommodation and improved stockyards, including the pur chase of land 2,300 1,260 1,040 29 Diapur—Provision of locomotive watering facilities 5,082 52 5,030 30 Echuca—Re-arrangement of tracks and provision of 70-ft. turntable 3,239 4,030 4,030 31 Eltham and Hurstbridge (be tween)—Electrification of the line 4,000* 44,000 32 Flemington—Provision of sub way, &c, under the racecourse lino at Epsom-road in lieu of level crossing, including the purchase of land 5,500 4,464 1.036 33 Geelong to Camperdown line— Provision of copper metallic circuit telephone service be tween Geelong and Colac, and additional Morse line, &c, be tween Colac and CamperdoAvn 3,600* 2,200 1,016 1,184 34 Glen Iris—Provision of facilities for crossing trains 3,000* 3,000 35 Gordon—Provision of facilities for crossing trains 3,340 3,340 Carried forward 245,017 1,370,000 * Rough estimate only. f Estimates not completed t Estimated expenditure during the currency of this Act.